Improvement in toy-horses and carriages



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@than @time Toalt whom ttm/concerne I i Be it known thatI,JoH n B. OUZNER, of Bridgeport, in thefcolintylo" Faireld and State -of Connecticut, haveinvented certain, newand useful Im` proveniente in aToy-Horse `and Oarriage. l 5 y Myfinvention relatesto an imitation horse and l carriage, propelled bya spring and gearing.

g My improvements consistf-` "First, in constructing a toy-horse and carriage so 1 that the hoi'se`.and` front wheels of tl'ie carriage may be adjusted` and secured in varying' positions relal, tivelyto thecarriagefbody and Nhind Wheels, to cause thcltoyto run in a circle or straight line, while pr0- senting `a `naturali` appearance, as hereinafter dep scribed. 3 Q y Second,in` thecombinatiomwithatoy-horse and carriage, ofnieehanisni for propelling 4the `carriage and vibrating the pivoted legs of the horse, as hereinafter described. l s. s' l g.Third,`iuthecornbination of the horse, its pivoted legs, -rods connecting one `l'iair'oflegswith a double `crank-shaft,revolved in1 bearings supported by the earriage,iand rods inside thehorse extending ii'oin'the i s iront to ',tlie'hind legs, as hereinafter described. v

Fourth, in pivoting the feet orf hoofs of the horse `to the legs,`to allowr them to swing to clear obstrnc- Y tions yand imitate l closely the natural inoveuxents of" the horse, asihereinatterrileseribed` fln the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a side elevation, and l Figure 2, an inverted plan'of my` improved toy. Y `The carriage-bodyl A `ismouuted upon four wheels,l B B b b', thetliree1 former, `in this instance, being loose, and the latter, b', fast on its axle.' A bifnrcated reach, C, ,extends from the hindaxle "to a casing, AI), which `incluses the gearing for propel- Kling the toy, and is fastened to the front axle. s .Thereach'is attachedto the casing by`a screwbolt omspindle "and nut, (L-.in'this instance alittle in s rearbf the front aide. p l, By looseni'gft-h'e nrit the casing, and with itthe. frontaxle and its wheelsdnay be turned to the right or left, and the nutthen tightened'f'ifibund necessary to tight-en it,to lioldthe parts in the position desired, so as to .eansethetdy to run in acircle.

rl `he` casing 1)`car1'leska drum, E, inclosiug a coiled `spring'for imparting inotionto a spur-wheel, F, which is provided; with 4theusual detent and ratchet, and drives a small pinioxrG, keyed to `the saule shaft with a larger pinion,r1-I,`which in turn drives'another small pinionyl, tastonashaft with a large pinion, J, meshing with and driving small pinions, K L, respectively secured 4ou Vthe front axle and ou a double-crank-A s shalt, M, turning vin suitable `bearingsinthe forward `:end of the casing D; i I

Rods N, `in imitation` of` traces, extend frorn` the `cumpli-shalt `M tothe-fshouldersoi the horse Chaud i# `Joan B. oUZNiER, or BRIDGEPORT, coivnnoriour.`

rMrRovI-:MENT VIn `rev-mim'ses AND, cARmAe-Es.

,Letters raten No@ 112,325, dared Maren 7, v1871;

s 'llheschedule referred to in these Letters-Patent land making part of the same.

are'connected by pins,'o, passing through ,guide-slots, y

o', with the pivoted legs P P of the horse.

The pivotso are attached at their inner ends to rods, p, inside the body of the horse, connecting the front legs P P with the hind legs P P', which .are

pivoted like the front legs.

The feet p are pivoted to the legs so as to swing overobstructions.` v

Imitation shafts, Q, extend from the carriage or Icasing tothe shoulders of the horse.

Y The driver is mounted on the carriage and holds the reins.

i `The driving-mechanism is set by winding up the spring.

The nut d, if too vtightly screwed lto allow. of .the

turning of, thecasing, is loosened, and the casingl turned either to the right or left when it is desired to run the toy in a circle. l

A, 'lhe front axle and the' horse turn with the casing. If the nut is too loose to hold the parts in'this position it should be tightened.4 1

The toy is then placed upon the door, or it may be Y `placed upon a table, and is caused to run by the spring and gearing.

The legs are'rnoved backand forth by the cranks and connecting-rods, and, as the feet are pivoted to the legs so' as to swing to pass any inleven spots in the carpetv or i'loor,ethey may move very close to or even touch the snrface'over -which they pass' without .pivoted legs, and the mechanismto propel the toy and inove the legs ofthe horse, all these parts being constructed to operate substantially as set forth.

3.v llhe combination-of the double crank-shaft, the

horse, its pivoted legs, the trace-rods'connecting the crank-shaft andthe front legs ol'V thel horse, and the rods extending inside the body ot' the horse from the front legs to the hind legs, all these parts heilig constructed to operate as set forth. y

' A 4. The combination of the pivoted legs and pivoted feet, constructed and operating as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed 4 my name,

JOHNB. OUZNER. v Witnesses z WALTER O. NEvERs, 4 G. L. VANDonN. 

